So
this week I got a call from one of the members here in Hirosaki. She asked me if I knew a man named Okata San". I replied, "I have
never met him but I believe that he is the other Elders' Investigator."
Well she went on to tell me that this Mr. Otaka has gone missing and the
cops went to his house and all the windows were open and his car was
there and his cell phone was in his house. He had been gone for
five days. So the cops checked his phone and found out that the last person
he came in contact with was the missionaries. So the cops thought that the
missionaries might know something about his whereabouts. They set up
something to come investigate the missionaries. Apparently this man is a
famous "Kendou" instructor, and if you don't know what kendo is you
could probably look it up on you tube. It is a very famous sport here in Japan, its like sword fighting almost. Anyway, all of his students'
thought that he was dead and no one could find him. Well one of the
missionaries remembered that when they were talking with him he said
that he was going to go fishing up in the mountains. The missionaries called
up the member that was helping the cops to tell her what they remembered and so
she got in contact with the police. They sent a
search helicopter up into the mountains and they FOUND HIM! he had
slipped down a really steep hill and had broken his leg really bad so he
couldn't walk. Luckily he was by a river and so he drank a little bit of
water and ate a mushroom that was growing by him. He survived for 5
days like that! Crazy! Anyway it was the missionaries information that saved his
life. Talk about miracle.
Well that was pretty much the exciting thing of the week.
It has been a year now since I have been in Hachinohe! And on Saturday
I got to attend a priesthood meeting where I was able to see some of
the members! It made me so happy. Makes me want to just start all over
again back in Hachinohe. I love my mission. But anyways, The new branch
president in Hachinohe came up to me and asked me if I knew who Shion
was, and I said, "Yeah! I met her on the street a year ago when I was in
Hachinohe." He smiled and told me she goes to Seminary everyday and
is a great member missionary. He thanked me for the work that I did when
I was in Hachinohe. And I felt so much better about my experience in
Hachinohe. At the time when I was being a missionary I felt so
unsuccessful. During my time in Hachinohe I wasn't able to even teach one
lesson or find one investigator. But the one thing that I made sure to
do was be obedient always and try to invite people. As I look back on
that experience I realize that really through our obedience and faith
we can see miracles as it says in Moroni 7.
Well I love Hirosaki and the opportunity to work here.
Sounds like everyone is doing really good. You are all in my prayers.
Love,
Elder Nebeker
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